A plea agreement was withdrawn Thursday and one of the men charged in the November 2007 death of Samuel Tiller will now face a jury. ...more

January 30, 2009

The company that runs the county jail is being sued on allegations that inattention to an inmate's "serious medical needs" led to his death. ...more

January 29, 2009

The man charged with shooting Samuel Tiller during a November 2007 burglary of the victim's home pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder. ...more

January 24, 2009

The Betmar Acres homeowners association was portrayed as rude and overbearing Thursday during a court hearing over its attempt to remove a mobile home from its park. ...more

January 23, 2009

Brooksville police say 35-year-old Monty Gregg Albright robbed and strangled a man this week. Albright was arrested at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday. He was charged with first-degree homicide. Police say Albright went to 27 Cherry St. on Monday and bound the victim, 58-year-old Steven Van Slyke, who is a local property appraiser. Albright got Van Slyke's bank card and pin number, took the victim's vehicle to a bank machine and withdrew cash, police say. ...more

January 22, 2009

A motion of acquittal was granted in the trial of a Lake Placid man charged with operating a grow house. ...more

January 21, 2009

A vigilant witness who wrote down a license plate number cracked the case of a Circle K robbery on Saturday, deputies say. ...more

January 21, 2009

A sexual harassment suit has been filed against the county jail by a former corrections officer who claims she received a "constant barrage" of lewd comments from her superiors. ...more

January 16, 2009

Max Hardcore has asked a judge for permission to go to Vegas before he heads off to prison. Hardcore, whose real name is Paul Little, was convicted by a Tampa federal jury of 10 obscenity charges for adult videos he made, starred in and sold over the Internet and through the mail. ...more

January 8, 2009

Although investigators determined the carbon monoxide deaths of Jules and Parker Baudin were accidental, the boys' parents are assigning blame. ...more

January 8, 2009